A funeral home worker who was the first person to encounter 18-year-old Salvador Ramos just before his killing spree claimed that police stopped him when he tried to intervene to prevent the slaughter at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school, an account which if true, would be another example of the failure of local law enforcement on that terrible day.
Cody Briseno and a coworker had rushed to help Ramos after he crashed the pickup truck that he had stolen after shooting his own grandmother but quickly found out that the disturbed young man was a dangerous psychopath when he opened fire on them before grabbing his own gun and heading toward Robb Elementary School where he was allegedly denied access by a cop.
“I see him crawling out from the passenger window,” Briseno told NBC News. “I tell them, ‘Hey, man, are you OK? Are you all right?'”
“We locked eyes, and he gave me this vibe,” he continued. “At that moment, he looks right back to me … with that evil look, and what I see is this rifle.”
“I get up, and as I’m running, I look back,” he said. “And he was aiming that barrel right at me and my co-worker.”
(Image: Screengrab/Today)
Briseno responded after being asked how far he was from the shooter, “I was from like maybe eight, ten feet around there, and as he takes out this rifle, he’s looking at me and I tell my coworker ‘oh man, he has a gun, he has a gun’ and as soon as I say that I tell him ‘run, run, he has a gun’ but I’m looking back and this guy’s already pointing at us,” he said, “and you just hear, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.”
(Video: YouTube/TODAY)
Briseno told NBC News that he ran back into the funeral home where he was met by his wife who brought him a gun as police began to arrive on the scene and that they prevented him from going after Ramos.
“Hey, what are you doing,” an officer reportedly asked as Briseno began to march toward the school, he said. He recalls responding, “I’m going to go in and try to stop them,” NBC News reported. “I told him that he’s already inside the school,” Briseno said. He said the officer told him to stay back and shut up.”
Briseno said that he did not know which department that the officer was employed by.
“But my intention was to stop him,” he said. “I feel guilty man because I couldn’t stop him.”
Having been blocked from engaging with Ramos, and potentially making a difference, Briseno had to help with the funerals of the victims, including 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza who was a relative of his.
“I had to dig the grave,” an emotional Briseno told NBC News.
With families of the victims demanding answers, an increased focus has been placed on police who failed to enter the classroom in a timely manner to engage with Ramos and damning details continue to be revealed including the astounding revelation that the top law enforcement officer in charge of the scene did not have his police radio with him.
And it seems the more that comes out about the inexplicable actions by police, the worse it gets.
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28 thoughts on “Uvalde funeral home worker who tried to help shooter at first tells his account of events”
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A school official is looking into the company that made the gun? Why not find out why the door was unlocked! Blaming the gun company when the school is inept!
This is susposed to be a Consertaive forum. I have made comment’s and I see a lot of my comments has to be approved. Well I will say, you let these Dum Azzes get on here and say how much money they can make at home. I think you need to not even show that. To me that is Spam and not worth being on here.
My suggestion to bring down crime: Schools should teach that loving people are happier people and the more they love, the happier they are. That is not religion, just common sense.
The Teacher’s are not going to show Love. Most of them are DemonRat’s and are on the wrong side to show Love. I say Parent’s needs to take thier Kid’s out of School and Home School if they Love thier Kid’s enough.
I imagine to most of them, “love” is about nothing but sex! They probably have no idea what real love is, so wouldn’t have a clue how to explain or set an example of it ! Our country is so lost and flailing badly more and more every day. 😢
These police are only good in handing out speeding tickets and people not wearing masks. Because of their inaction many children probably bled to death. Hey guys, being a cop is more than just donuts and coffee. Just saying…..
Federal law enforcement knew this shooter, as they know all these Mass shooters. They groom them to commit these acts, in order to pass gun control. Ultimately, gun control leads to completely disarming the American people, then the complete subjugation of them, where all property rights are abolished, and all freedom is taken away, with no way to defend against the tyranny
A total LE cluster ****.
There are a few things that seem to be going on here. First it appears this was set up in advance. Possibly to discredit law enforcement, to sow the seed of mistrust. Second, it appears to be yet another attempt to scare people into giving up the freedom of owning guns. Yet another attack on our constitutional rights. Third this guy had been terrorizing his community for quit sometime, how is it the FBI never had him on their radar? Funny how these things tend to happen when Democrats start talking about pass more gun control. Problem is every major city run by the democrats has the strictest gun laws in the country. Those laws have not stopped a thing. Those same cities are the worst places for gun violence. If our government spent half as much money on mental health as they do trying to take our guns, we would not have these violent attacks. If we could get politics out of our policing both on a federal level and local level we would not have these problems. We have allowed our countries Politian’s to have way to much power! It is time for we the people to real them in. It is time to vote every incumbent out and replace them with every day people. It is also time for term limits, and changes to the law! No one is above the law, every political figure will be held to a higher standard. insider trading buy our law makers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Every judge that does not follow the laws on the books will be removed from office, never allowed to serve as a judge again. It is time for a reconning, its time for us to take our country back. When our president artificially inflates the cost of fuel for his own agenda, it is time for him to leave office. He was not elected to have his own agenda. He was elected to look after our interest as a country, to do what is right for our country, not for others. He was elected to protect our borders and help those Americans that need help. He was not elected to solve world problems, he was elected to solve Americas problems. He was not elected to blame others for his failures. He was elected to solve problems in America. Serve and protect the constitution and weed out those in government that do not!
I still seriously doubt that the White House squatter was really elected! He was selected and appointed!!! 😠
So are the police protecting the citizen in an admittedly dangerous situation; or are the police co-conspirators in the basic shooting, preventing interference with the basic crime?
Exactly. Questions from a sane government designed to protect citizens from harm and maintain their rights would be: Are any any of these officers connected in any way to deep state operatives attempting to destroy the second amendment? Are they members of any secret societies such as a Masonic lodge? Are they just incredibly ignorant or part of the plan? We already know based on numerous actions they have taken that the people who want one world control under their oversight are quite capable of sacrificing children for their cause.
Without the second amendment the government will force you into medical care you do not want and force you to move from your home. It is happening in other nations where the citizens gave up their right to bear arms. Armed citizens are essential to keep the government in check and that was the purpose of 2A-period!!!!
I’ve dealt with the mentally deranged children who were not properly treated for their condition. I saw a seven year old nearly kill his classmate in 1986. When he was 20 he gunned down a city inspector in cold blood in mid-day. He was executed in Texas a few years ago. The school and law enforcement personnel who for over a decade reacted cowardly to his mental issues in fear of lawsuits when he was seven are responsible for the death of the single father he killed and have to own his execution as part of their failure as humans.
Any and all police who where involved, including the chief, should be charged with the death of all in the school where as they did nothing to protect them. Guess this is why ” To Protect and To Serve ” is no longer on their cars.
Do you really trust what is reported on mainstream media? I for one do not, they have lied to the American people over and over again. The media is playing out George Soros’s agenda to change America into another third world country. Something about this entire event stinks to high heaven! Like maybe our intelligence agencies might have had something to do with this. I’m just saying this is too bizarre to be real.
They should certainly at the very least, be thoroughly investigated, to the last one! Hard to think, based on what we’ve been told so far, that they aren’t in some way — intentionally or non-intentionally — responsible for these children’s and teachers’ death. And for the severe trauma suffered by those who survived and their families! 😢
I call BS if they were that close to him why not get the gun away from him before he had a chance to aim it at them! How did his wife get through the Police cars blocking off the streets and this fat little dude is going to run up with a loaded gun to Police and not get shot himself thinking he’s another gunman!
The “David Hogg” of Uvalde! If he wanted to be a hero he should had taken Ramos down while he was climbing out of the truck and before he had a chance to raise the gun to take aim or get his bag of ammo out. Why wait for a gun he could had used his vehicle to run Ramos down when he saw him heading for the school! But let’s blame the gun mfg who didn’t sell the guns or ammo to an 18 yo kid or ask why a friggin HS kid buys two guns in a week and over a 1000 rounds of ammo! Why was he buying a kevlar vest! Any curiosity or red flag 🚩 go up for anyone selling thousands of dollars of weapons to someone who just turned 18? Anyone wonder how is this punk paying with a debt card?
They where there to help him until he pulled his gun. They where not close enough to take the gun away from him. He then started shooting as they ran away. Also his wife did not run through the police to give him his gun. She gave it to him at the funeral home. He was stopped by police with his gun. Try reading, stop making up.
He and his wife work at the funeral home.
Heres my fix on gun control , if you pull a gun and shoot you’ll be liable for the death penalty if you kill someone , no matter what state your in . If your shot at self-defense is in order . Shoot at a poilce officer , you got it death penalty . Tough times call for tough laws .
you’re= you are
The LAST person I would trust with anything is a friggin mexican. And why do illegals have friggin guns in MY country. I’m sick and tired of feeling like a damned foreigner in my own country AND I’m a Vet. Sick of all the chinga-linga mexicans and all the camel jockeys. Go the hell home and fix your friggin country and QUIT screwing mine up
Racist ass. I agree with illegals, but blanket “Mexicans”?
Wow, you are a racist jerk and an ignorant idiot, ghostswereppl12. I believe you are a vet as much as I believe in the tooth fairy. 😡
It’s the Dem socialists who are destroying the country by allowing anything goes for anyone who isn’t republican. Your comment is rude as the “Mexican” could be a legal citizen coming from generations of legal citizens. This is a town in Texas. There are MANY LEGAL HISPANIC CITIZENS who also feel the ILLEGALS crossing the border in waves NEED to BE STOPPED. The man deserves some respect as he just went through a horrible tragedy in that town. He most likely knew most of the families who were destroyed by the punk kid.
Also you can’t call every Hispanic person a Mexican. Most of the Mexicans in America are either legal or hard working people trying to provide for their families. While I don’t believe in allowing illegals to stay in this country, I have not seen any evidence that they are causing any more violence than any other ethnic group. We all have bad people in our ethnic origins. There is no race that may cast that stone as there are bad people in every race!
I agree with most of your comment, Joe. But you think it’s ok for illegals to be here as long as they’re hard-working? Sorry, but in my opinion, illegal is illegal and there should be NO exceptions about how they’re treated!
I proud to say our police would have run in there regardless of orders to stand down! Many are veterans and people come first with them!
We should ALL be able to say that, but sadly, they’ve been trained and ordered to “stand down” way too often and are now accustomed to it. Much to the detriment of our safety and the level of respect many feel for them today. My brother is former LEO from the “good old days” when police were there and had the freedom to do whatever they needed to do to deal with a situation. He is appalled and also saddened to see how far they have fallen in some places.